![]() ![]() Thus, Persephone became a goddess of the Underworld, presiding over the dead as well as over those things that burst forth in the spring. This explains the seasons: when Persephone returns to the Underworld, Demeter turns the earth barren and nothing grows until Persephone’s return in the Spring. Demeter, being a goddess of grains and overseeing the fertility of the land, mourns her daughter’s absence each Winter. Like a spring bulb that shoots forth new growth and then retreats into the earth again, Persephone returned to the earth in Spring and then retreated to the Underworld in Winter in a never-ending cycle. So she was bound to spend part of the year in the Underworld with Hades, and was allowed only to spend part of the year above ground with her mother. How to Cut a Pomegranate: the juice stains, so protect your clothes and items appropriately slice off the crown and score the sides of the fruit in 4 to 8 places, separating it into thick slices hold the fruit underwater in a bowl and use your hands to separate the seeds the seeds will sink to the bottom of the bowl and the inedible white membrane will float to the top where you can skim it off and add it to the compost pile strain the seeds from the water and enjoy!īut Persephone had eaten a single seed from a Pomegranate tree that grew in Hades’s orchard. Preserve: whole, uncut pomegranates will stay fresh for up to 2 months once opened, the seeds should be consumed within the week or pressed into juice, canned into jams or relish, or frozen for future use Harvest: fruit is ripe in late summer or early autumn depending on the tree (typically around October in Greece) first-year wood will not bear fruit Prune: prune in late winter, after last frost but before bud break light pruning of suckers and small branches in late summer pruning can be done to shape the shrub into a single trunk or to encourage its natural, bushing shape (3 to 6 trunks) for increased fruit production, encourage light and air flow to the center of the tree Grow: grows well in the garden as a single tree or as hedges can be grown in containers prefers full sun for flowering and fruiting, but may still produce blossoms in partial sun NOTES ON PROPAGATION, HARVEST, AND PRESERVATION Hardy and drought-tolerant plant with few pests or diseases may experience root fungus or other fungal infections in damp and humid conditions ants and fruit flies are attracted to the unharvested, ripe fruit. ![]() Fruit can reach a diameter of up to 12 centimeters (5 inches) and contains between 200 to 1400 sweet or sour seeds. Produces round fruit ranging in color from dark to pale red (late September to November in Greece). Tubular red-orange flowers with three to seven petals in spring (late March to late May in Greece). ![]() TYPICAL HEIGHT AND SPREADĥ to 10 meters (16 - 33 feet) in height BLOOM COLOR AND CHARACTER Typically found along the edges of fields and in gardens. Can handle temperatures as low as -12☌ (10☏). Persia (modern-day Iran to India) PREFERRED CLIMATE & CONDITIONSįull sun to partial shade. Spiny deciduous shrub or tree relatively hardy drought-tolerant can live up to 200 years can be semi-deciduous or evergreen in very warm climates NATIVE HABITAT ![]()
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